A Better Jamaica, Inc.
City-funded organization
A Better Jamaica, Inc., City-funded organization. Connections, filings, and records on The Civic Stoop, every link traced to the public record.
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts
- none active as of 2026-08-22 · $232,000 awarded since 2010
- Paid to date
- $217,159
- Won without a fresh bid
- 68% of contract value · $158,000 · 14 contracts
- Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
- $1,721,650 · 137 awards
- Funding history
- Funded every year since FY2009 (19 years running)
Discretionary funding received
City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.
- Cultural Immigrant Initiative Cultural Immigrant Initiative · DCLA · FY2019 $35,000
- Cultural Immigrant Initiative Cultural Immigrant Initiative · DCLA · FY2019 $32,000
- Cultural Immigrant Initiative Cultural Immigrant Initiative · DCLA · FY2017 $30,000
- Cultural Immigrant Initiative Cultural Immigrant Initiative · DCLA · FY2018 $30,000
- Rufus King Park & the Jamaica Dance Festival CM Gennaro · Cultural Immigrant Initiative · DCLA · FY2021 $30,000
- Rufus King Park & the Jamaica Dance Festival CM Gennaro · Cultural Immigrant Initiative · DCLA · FY2022 $30,000
- Rufus King Park & the Jamaica Dance Festival CM Gennaro · Cultural Immigrant Initiative · DCLA · FY2023 $30,000
- Rufus King Park & Jamaica Dance Festival CM Gennaro · Cultural Immigrant Initiative · DCLA · FY2024 $30,000
- Cultural Immigrant Initiative CM Miller · Cultural Immigrant Initiative · DCLA · FY2020 $29,000
- Cultural Immigrant Initiative Cultural Immigrant Initiative · DCLA · FY2018 $25,000
- Public School 040 Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) · DCLA · FY2016 $20,000
- Public School 040 Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) · DCLA · FY2017 $20,000
- I.S. 059 Springfield Gardens Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) · DCLA · FY2017 $20,000
- Middle School 355Q Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) · DCLA · FY2017 $20,000
- Cultural Immigrant Initiative Cultural Immigrant Initiative · DCLA · FY2017 $20,000
- M.S. 355Q Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) · DCLA · FY2018 $20,000
- IS 59 Q Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) · DCLA · FY2018 $20,000
- P.S. 040 Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) · DCLA · FY2018 $20,000
- Community Voices Middle School Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) · DCLA · FY2019 $20,000
- Intermediate School 59Q Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) · DCLA · FY2019 $20,000
Funded by these council members
City Council members who steered discretionary (member-item) money to this organization, largest first (FY2020 and later, where the sponsoring member is disclosed). Sitting members link to their page.
- Nantasha M. Williams FY2022-2027 · 28 awards $400,000
- Miller FY2020-2021 · 9 awards $144,000
- James F. Gennaro FY2021-2024 · 8 awards $140,000
- Adams FY2020-2026 · 11 awards $125,000
- Selvena N. Brooks-Powers FY2021-2027 · 7 awards $50,000
- Lancman FY2020 · 3 awards $35,000
- Donovan Richards FY2020 · 1 award $20,000
Federal awards
Federal awards made directly to this organization in fiscal years 2023 through 2026. Each amount is what the federal government has OBLIGATED on that award as recorded on USAspending.gov as of 2026-08-31 — money committed, not money paid out. These are prime awards only: federal money this
- National Endowment for the Arts 45.024 Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals · National Endowment for the Arts · Grant $10,000